Skeptics Guide #231 - Dec 21 2009

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

Paranormal, Fringe-science, Psuedoscience, Science, Skepticism, Skeptic

4.7 • 7.4K Ratings

🗓️ 26 December 2009

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

Interview with Michael Specter; News Items: Dark Matter WIMPS, Synaesthesia; Your Questions and E-mails: The Future of Skepticism, LHC Risk with Brian Cox; Science or Fiction; Who's That Noisy

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Skeptics Guide to the Universe.
0:07.3	Your escape to reality.
0:11.2	Hello and welcome to the Skeptics Guide to the Universe.
0:13.9	Today is Monday, December 21st, 2009, and this is your host, Steven Novella.
0:20.2	Joining me this week are Bob Novella.
0:22.6	Hey everybody, Rebecca Watson.
0:24.6	Hello everyone.
0:25.6	And Jan Novella.
0:26.6	Hey guys.
0:27.6	Evan is off tonight, but he will be sending in the answers to who's that noisy later
0:33.8	on in the show.
0:35.3	And today in history, it's the Solstice.
0:38.3	It's the Winter Solstice.
0:39.3	That's what it is.
0:40.3	Is that worth 30 frames?
0:41.3	Yeah.
0:42.3	This is the time when something stands on his edge.
0:45.4	No, that's the Vernil Equinox and is also untrue.
0:50.0	That's true.
0:51.0	No, you can't stand eggs on their edge on the Vernil Equinox, but you can do it any other
0:56.8	day of the year, too.
0:57.8	Right.
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